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Pope Francis, Religion, Capitalism, and Ayn Rand
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Pope Francis, Religion, Capitalism, and Ayn Rand

The Clash of Moral Perspectives: Understanding the Divergence Between Capitalism and Religious Doctrine

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Craig Biddle
Sep 24, 2015
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Given the widely acknowledged fact that countries and populations enjoy wealth and prosperity precisely to the extent that they embrace capitalism, why does Pope Francis call capitalism “the dung of the devil” and jet around the globe aiming to rid the world of it?

Economists and other intellectuals have spelled out at great length the overwhelming histo…

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